Creation 2025
LE MUR ET LE MARCHAND DE CRIS
Le Marchand de Cris is conceived as a musical and interactive show, encouraging the audience to express themselves collectively. It seeks to awaken emotions and rekindle the instinct for vocal liberation, while offering a reflection on the growing silence in our societies. The Wall of Screams installation plays a central role in the creation of this show, collecting cries and integrating them into the final performance.
LE MUR DE CRIS: Preliminary installation
Le Mur de Cris is an interactive art installation that forms the prelude to the Marchand de Cris show. It allows the audience to deposit their screams on a wall, each one being recorded and replayed via a special stethoscope. Each cry can be of a different nature: a rallying cry, a cry of anger, or a cry of pleasure. The device is light, unobtrusive, and creates a kind of magic in the public space.
The wall becomes a place of individual or collective expression, where the cry acts as an outlet. It questions the necessity of shouting and explores the reasons why we do it. The collected cries will be reused in the show Marchand de Cris, where the quack doctor will have to renew his elixir by asking the audience to participate once again. This collection process enriches both the installation and the show to come.
LE MARCHAND DE CRIS
Musical show in public space
Format solo un.e regisseur.e
Audience: All audiences, from 30 to 300 people.
Location: Public spaces such as squares, or any quiet place without heavy noise pollution or strong winds.
Staging principles
- Encounter and movement: The show aims to encourage movement and interaction between the audience, creating a group effect and promoting body and vocal movements.
- Expression and liberation: The aim is to get participants to express what is often repressed, with screaming as the main medium. Active audience participation is essential.
- Participatory staging: Through innovative artistic devices, the audience is guided to move, interact and shout, creating a collective dynamic.
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Creation process
- Le mur de cris: A collection of screams recorded using an ingenious device concealed in posters. These recordings are accompanied by interviews on the experience of screaming, then integrated into the show in musical and narrative form.
- Crash-tests: As with other creations by the company, several trials and audience feedback will be essential to adjust the show and make it evolve over the course of the performances.
- Costumes and props:
The Doctor must have a real elixir, the container of which will be filled with the cries of the audience. Props and a wireless headset distribution stand are also necessary for the immersive experience.